When the COVID-19 pandemic collides with the obesity epidemic in the United States: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has disrupted life and put a spotlight on obesity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Five years ago, we performed a survey exploring ways Americans view obesity and its treatment. We repeated the survey in the COVID-19 era to explore the impact of this once-in-a-century public health crisis on public perception and behavior surrounding obesity.

Objective

To explore if America's views on obesity have changed after more than 2 years of living through COVID-19.

Setting

The national survey was conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) from December 10 to 28, 2021.

Methods

We revisited some of the questions posed in a survey 5 years ago and added questions asking whether COVID-19 has changed views on obesity. We surveye

SUBMITTER: Kissin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9995298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature